ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday directed all concerned ministries and divisions to ensure full and effective implementation of the government’s austerity and conservation measures.

Dar issued the directives while chairing a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures, which reviewed progress on the decisions taken during previous meetings.

According to an official statement, the meeting discussed measures to ensure fiscal discipline and the prudent use of public resources.

The deputy prime minister stressed the need for all relevant ministries and divisions to implement the previously agreed decisions effectively.

The meeting was attended by the federal minister for information technology and telecommunications, Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr Musadik Malik, the special assistant to the prime minister on foreign affairs, the cabinet secretary and officials from the ministries of interior, finance, foreign affairs, commerce, law and justice, and climate change and environmental coordination.

The meeting was part of the government’s ongoing efforts to monitor austerity initiatives, conserve public resources and strengthen financial discipline across government departments.